Netting-support for tables.



L. B. HALL.

NETTING SUPPORT FOR TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE 20,19Ie.

mem-@II Apr. 23, 1918.

ATTORNEY umn". ...Hmmm un f LAURA B. YHALL, 0F TIAWAH, OKLAHOMA.

KETTING-SUPPORT FOR TABLES.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application sied :rune 2o, 1916. serial No. 104,698.

To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, LAURA B, HALL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Tiawah, in the county of Rogers and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and uesful improvements in Netting-Sup ports for Tables, of which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention contemplates, primarily, the provision of a simple and inexpensive netting support for tables which will enable the netting to be supported above the dishes or other articles and at the same time completely protect the entire table.

Another object is to provide a device of the above nature which is collapsible so as to take up but little space when not in use and which may be quickly and easily set up or reduced to a compact form when not required for immediate use.

Various other objects and advantages will become apparent as the nature of the invention is disclosed.

These objects are accomplished bysuch means as are shown in their preferred form in the accompanying drawings, described in the following Specification and then more specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like characters designate like parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of my improved supporting rack showing one end of the same in top plan.

Fig. 2 is a view showing my improved netting support as in actual practice in connection with a table and the usual mosquito netting, the dotted lines indicating certain members folded.

ln the drawings, and especially in Fig. 1, l have shown one end portion of the rack to illustrate the preferred embodiment and since the side portions and opposite ends of the rack are substantially the same, only that part shown will be described in detail. 10 designates the end member or link, in its entirety, which is preferably formed of a single endless hook or strand of heavy wire, two sections of the wire being twisted together as Shown at 11 in order to form a reinforcement intermediate the ends of the member. Adjacent the ends of the member, the sections of wire are formed into helical loops as at 12 and 13, and are extended to form resilient head portions 14 and 15 which lie in the same plane in which the body of the member 10 extends, as clearly shown. The side members which are connected with the end member 10, and which in the present embodiment, are designated by the numerals 16 and 17, are likewise each preferably formed of an endless strand of wire, each strand being bent to form complemental sections which being twisted together as at 18, provide a suitable reinforcement which will prevent the bending of the arms intermediate their ends. At. one end, each of the links 16 and 17 has its length of wire bent to form a substantially square head, 19 and 20, respectively, each head having a portion passed through the Coils 12 and 13 respectively of the end member 10. Adjacent their other ends, the sections of wire which constitute the links 16 and 17 are formed with helical hooks 2l and 22 and are thence extended and bent to form heads 23and 24 similar to the heads 14 and 15 of the end member 10.

Links 25 and 26 are connected with coils of members 16 and 17 and are also connected with members complemental to the arms 16 and 17 (not shown) that carry the end member (not shown) which is a counterpart of the end member 10. 'llhese members may also be formed of heavy durable wire, if it is so desired.

Supporting legs 27 are each constructed of an endless strand of wire, the strand being first bent to form complemental sections which are twisted together as at 28, intermediate their ends to form a reinforcing portion. At their lower ends, the legs are each bent outward to form a foot portion 29 that rests upon the table or other structure, A, and adjacent to its upper end, each section of'wire is coiled as at 30 and thence eX- tended to form a head portion 31 that lies substantially at right angles to the general extent of the leg. Each of the legs has a portion of one of the heads 19 and 2O passed through the coil 30 thereof, the heads 31 lying above the heads 14 and 15 of the adjacent end member 10, whereby, although vthe legs may be folded in one direction, they will be securely held in a position to support the body of the rack when disposed as shown in Fig. 2. ln other words, the weight of Patoentd Apr. 23, 191%.

the netting B, although veryslight, coupled with tl1e`weight `of I'the body of the rack itself, serves to firmly hold the legs on the table and in a manner whereby the heads 31 are brought in tight fitting engagement with the heads 14 and 15 ofthe end member. Likewise, the Weight of the intermediate members 25 and yQ6 serve to draw v the heads 23 and 24 into tight fitting en- .with thematerials contained in the dishes or otherutensils. From the foregoing it is believed :that the advantages andnovel features of my -inventioi'i will lbe readily understood and therefore further description is deemed unnecessary.

vIn reducing my invention `to practice, I find that the form referred to herein as the most practical and preferred embodiment is the -most efiicient,but lrealizing that certain conditions will necessarily vary in concurrence with the adoption of my device, I desire-to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in the details of construction and in the-proportion of parts may be resorted to when required without sacrificing any of Vthe advantages of my invention, as defined in lthe rappended claims.

vHaving thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure bv Letters Patent is l. In a supporting rack, pivoted members each provided at its pivoted end with a head formed by cireumscribed elements the sereral heads overlapping and engaging in one position to hold the members in extended or a' operative position, and certain members having eyes engaging elements of the remaining member.

2. In asupporting rack, a leg member provided at its upper end with a head disi posed substantially at a right angle thereto, and a horizontal member having a terminal head to which the head of the leg men'iber is pivotally connected, the heads of the two members overlapping and engaging when the parts are in operative position.

3. A supporting rack, comprising angalarly disposed members adapted to lie in the same horizontal position and pivotally connected at their ends, the pivoted ends et the members having open heads which are.

'adapted to overlap and engage, and a leg Copies otthiapatent maybe obtained for ve eents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C. 

